Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Dora Lee Couts
Aug 9, 2003
Dora Lee Couts, 71, of Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. She was born in Massillon on August 13, 1931, the daughter of William and Beulah (Hartline) Penrod. She was a member of the Bona Mater Club, Homemakers Club Chorus, Delphia Study Club, Strasburg American Legion Auxiliary, and the Strasburg United Methodist Church. She...
Ruth Priebe
Aug 8, 2003
Ruth Priebe, 78, of Dover, died Friday, August 8, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She had served as Administrative Assistant to then Senator Bill Ress, and had also been employed by WJER Radio. Born December 13, 1924 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Donald Tawney and Goldie (Striker) Tawney Lykens. A 1942 graduate of Dover...
Matthew R. Jones
Aug 7, 2003
Matthew R. Jones, 20, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Dover, died Thursday, Aug. 7, in Port Charlotte, following a hit-and-run accident. Born February 23, 1983, in Dover, he was the son of Charles D. and Linda S. Hershberger Jones of Dover. Matt attended Dover schools, and, after leaving school for a time, attained his G.E.D. He had recently moved...
John S. Shonk
Aug 3, 2003
John S. Shonk, 76, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 in Union Hospital after a brief illness. He retired n 1990 from Ravens at Dover where he had worked for 27 years as a mechanic. Born June 25, 1927 at Strasburg, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Lint Shonk. John was a veteran of...
James Michael Dennis
Aug 3, 2003
James “Michael” Dennis, 53, of Strasburg died Sunday, August 3, 2003 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born January 16, 1950 in Wichita Falls, Texas he was a son of the late Jack and Roberta Young Dennis. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in New Philadelphia. Michael is survived by his wife...
Donald L. ''Smiley'' Porter
Aug 1, 2003
Donald L. “Smiley” Porter, Sr., 73, of Strasburg died Friday, August 1, 2003 at Aultman Hospital. He retired in 1987 from Cummins Diesel after 36 years of service. Born August 19, 1929 in Dover he was a son of the late Arthur and Blanche Davidson Porter. He was a 1947 graduate of Dover High School and a Navy veteran of...
Kenneth A. Dickey
Jul 30, 2003
Kenneth A. Dickey, 82, of Uhrichsville, died Thursday, July 30, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center. Born December 10, 1920 in Harrison County, he was the son of the late Cheaver A. and Della M. Spencer. He is survived by his loving wife Lola, whom he wed on May 9, 1995. A public graveside service will be held Monday,...
Ronnie D. Rouse
Jul 30, 2003
Ronnie D. Rouse, 60, of Strasburg died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness. He retired in 1996 from Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad after 32 years of service. Born May 29, 1943 in Wilmot he was a son of the late Donald F. and Ethel Pritchett Rouse Hilger. He was also preceded in death by...
Mary Lee Tate
Jul 30, 2003
Mary Lee Tate, 96, of New Philadelphia, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2003. Born May 17, 1907, in Roanoke, AL, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Ada Parker Burden. She was reared by her grandparents, Tom and Mary Parker. Mary moved to Tuscarawas County at the age of thirteen. She married William Tate...
Carl A. Bixler
Jul 28, 2003
Carl A. Bixler, 80, of Strasburg died Monday, July 28, 2003 following a brief illness. He retired from Dover Chemical after 21 years of service. Born February 27, 1923 in Bolivar he was a son of the late Roy and Wilda McWhinney Bixler. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Strasburg and had served on church council. He...
David E. Miller
Jul 25, 2003
David E. Miller, 65, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Jul. 25, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born Sept. 1, 1937, in Goshen Twp., Tuscarawas Co., he was a son of the late Earle Wesley and Florence Henderson Miller. David attended New Philadelphia High School, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He retired from the former Puritan Laundry Co., New...
Martha V. Roser
Jul 24, 2003
Martha V. Roser, 91, of Dover, died Thursday, July 24, 2003 in Union Hospital after a brief battle with heart problems. Born November 4, 1911 at Midvale, she was the daughter of the late Charles Albert & Anna Elizabeth Herron Swinderman. Martha was an avid bowler. She enjoyed tending to her garden and was a fine cook. She also loved...
Pauline L. ''Polly'' Froman
Jul 23, 2003
Pauline L. “Polly” Froman, 88, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2003, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born May 6, 1915, in Statesville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Dora J. Nash Bost. Polly graduated from Statesville High School, and, on Apr. 2, 1939, married Harper W. Froman in Washington, DC. In Washington she was...
Susan Mae Troyer
Jul 22, 2003
Susan Mae Vance Troyer, 61, of Dover and a former resident of New Philadelphia and Dundee, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June26, 1942 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Clive and Thelma Jane Ervin Vance. She loved being outdoors, especially in the snow, and also...
Betty J. White
Jul 21, 2003
Betty J. White, 62, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, July 21, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center after a brief illness. She was a retired employee of the former Puritan Laundry at New Philadelphia where she had worked for over 17 years. Born December 31, 1940 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Frances...
Mark A. Class
Jul 20, 2003
Mark A. Class, 46, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Aultman Hospital following an apparent heart failure. Mark was a Sales Consultant for Midvale Truck Sales and Service. He also was an employee of the former Simon Duplex at Dover. Born November 24, 1956 in Dover, he was the son of Ramon and Peggy Lindsay Class of...
Irene L. Peters
Jul 12, 2003
Irene L. Peters, 86, of Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born October 13, 1916 in Dowis City, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Lena Feller Laubscher. Irene was a member of the Winfield United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the AARP and the Tuscarawas...
Elizabeth Marie Stein
Jul 11, 2003
Elizabeth Marie “Libby” Stein, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Jul. 11, 2003, in her home, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born Feb. 9, 1945, in Kansas City, MO, she was a daughter of Lewis R. and Viola Fairbee Robin of New Philadelphia. Libby attended Strasburg High School, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and...
Daisy Cappillo
Jul 9, 2003
Daisy Cappillo, 69, of Baltic Country Manor, and a long-time resident of Somerdale, died suddenly Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2003. Born Jan. 21, 1934, in Magoffin County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Bertie Clemons Collinsworth. Daisy moved to Ohio with her family at a young age, and attended New Cumberland schools. In 1956, she married Benny...
Mary Belle Jones
Jul 7, 2003
Mary Belle Jones, 66, of New Philadelphia died Monday, July 7, 2003 in the Beacon Point Nursing Home at Uhrichsville. Born May 21, 1937 at Flushing, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mable Randolph McConnell of Roswell and the late John F. McConnell. She had been an active member of the First Assembly of God Church at New Philadelphia where...
